(Just forking a nice discussion on the eChalk list. )<br>
<br>In ye olde days of lore, I
once used this simple, DOS command line word processor. Nice to explore
how this works with your students.<br>
<span style="font-weight: bold;"> c:\>type con>lpt1:</span><br style="font-weight: bold;">
<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Press Ctrl-Z to exit (EOF)</span><br style="font-weight: bold;">
<br>You can now run and use WordStar to your heart's content.
with FreeDos 1.0. We had fun using this at school last year, building a small virtual machine with Virtual Box. Even
Python can run on FreeDos. :-)<br>
<a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.freedos.org/">http://www.freedos.org/</a><br>
<br>
Thats the nice thing about a scripted languages like Python and Logo.
You can fiddle about with single line commands, trying things out. Baby
steps are a great way to learn.<a name="source"><br>
<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Print "Hello, World!"</span></a><br style="font-weight: bold;">
<br>
I am currently trying to follow the instructions to reassemble a giant
spingless trampoline. We did all right last evening but the final
assembly was too big to take out of the garage. <br><br>Christmas bloatware,
AGHHH!<br>
<br>
Regards Roland<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College<br><a href="http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au">http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au</a><br><br>"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has." --Margaret Mead